​The DCA  has held ad hoc rallies in Northern Ireland  but now plans to have a regular annual programme  to explore the wonderful dinghy cruising potential of both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.  Possible rally locations include:
  • Lough Erne
  • Strangford Lough
  • Lough Derg
  • Cork Harbour
  • Rivers and coast of  the south west of Ireland
The Regional Secretary for Ireland is Chris Van Schoor. If you have any questions about the rally programme,   please  email  the   Regional Secretaries, specifying your question concerns Ireland.

Please note that all rallies are subject to change or cancellation in the light of inclement weather, so it is vital that members check in the Forum's     Ireland      section     for any last minute changes to the plans. Each rally will have a contact person whose details can be found in the Forum or Journal.

2025

Most DCA rallies in Ireland are planned on a pop-up basis. Watch the Forum for dates and details.

15-21 May               Bere Island and Castletown / Bere coasts

​The main thrust of the meeting is to explore six "small ports" (basically, inlets), with the intention of staying overnight on board or wild camping on the immediate shores.  The alternative is being based on Bere Island itself. There are five inlets on the mainland coast (north and south of Castletown), and one on the eastern tip of Bere Island. The mainland inlets are: Puleen, Dunboy, Bank, Adrigole, and Traffask. Lonehort is on Bere Island. All of these inlets are stunning, sheltered locations, well worth visiting and photographing.  We will be joined on Bere Island by part-time local resident and Drascombe sailor Thom Kleiss who has an intimate knowledge of the area.

Launch  at "Pontoon", just to the east of Castletown.          CVS